Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind.
| Onix Concepción | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 5, 1957 Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 1980, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 7, 1987, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 80 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editConcepcion played for two teams during his seven-year career: the Kansas City Royals (1980–1985) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1987). Concepcion made his major league debut on August 30, 1980, and played his final game on April 7, 1987.
Concepcion was a member of the Royals team that won the World Series in 1985. He scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 on a single by Dane Iorg, which also drove in Jim Sundberg to win the game.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Greene, Dan. "After THE CALL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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